Norton v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of theft of property over the value of fifty dollars and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of two years.

The testimony adduced upon the trial is in substance as follows: On the 15th day of September, 1934, and for some time prior thereto T. W. Alderson was employed by the Texas Consolidated Oil Company, in the capacity of pumper, to take care of and look after its property generally. During said time the Company had a two-inch pipe connected up and partially buried on its leased…